Combination paper-hanging tool.



1'. H, KANE. COMBINATION PAPER HANGING TOOL.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 2I, 1914. 7 .Y

Patented 0ct.12,1915.

W/TNESSES JAMES HENRY KANE, F JERSEY CET?, 'NEW JERSEY@ CGMBNATONPAPER-HANGH@ TOL.

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Specification of Letters .'ratent.

Patentedct. 12, i915.

Application filed Gctober 2l, 1914. Serial No. 8622738.

.To @YZ yifi/tom t may concern Be it known that i, JAMES H. KANE, acitizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in thecounty of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a neuT andimproved Combination Paper-Hanging Tool, or' which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in paper tools, and particularlyto a paper hangers tool, and has for an object to provide an improvedconstruction Which may be used to accomplish a plurality of results uponthe operation of a single handle.

Another object in view is to provide a paper hangers tool with trimming,cutting and rolling devices Which may be operated from a single grippingmember.

ln the accompanying drawings- Figure is a side vier.7 of a toolembodying the invention; .F ig. 2 is a top plan vievv of the structureshown in Fig. i.; Fig. 3 is a section through Fig. l on line 3 3; Fig. iis a section through Fig. l on line 4-4- Referring to the accompanyingdrawings by numerals, l indicates a handle or grip ping member of anydesired material Whichhas the end 2 ot' a knife or cutting meinber 3projecting therein. Suitable fastening means, as for instance rivets iare provided for clamping the projection or extension 2to the handle.The knife or cutting member 3 is provided With an edge 5 which ispreferably rounded as shown in Fig. l so as to easily cut or trim paperalong a straight edge. The rounded surface is desirable in that theknife may be rocked tor cutting any unevenness or siight puckering ofthe paper during the cutting operation. .Arranged at the outer end ciknife 8 and as tar from 'the edge 5 aspossible isa disk 5 provided withan edge 7. Disk 6 is pivotally mounted upon a suitable vjournal member 8which is designed to trim or cut the paper along the ceiling, molding orother suitable stop or obstacle. in placing paper upon the Wali a paperhanger usually allows a slight overlap at each end which must be removedby some means, and applicant has in the present construction providedthe disk 6 for removing this surplus paper so that the paper remainingonthe Wall will t exactly the space desired. ln order to cause the edgesof the paper to properly adhere to the Wall, roller 9 isprovided formedwith a suitable covering of any material, as for instance rubber. Apivotal member 1 0 extends through roller 9 and fits in the brackets lland112 which have extensions 13 and 14: secured to the eX- tension orprojection 2 by suitable rivets 15. It will be noted that the variousdevices necessary to properly prepare a strip of paper 'and apply thesame are connected with a single member, namely, knife 3 or the eX-tension thereof so that a single handle l may operate any and all of thedevices in the desired sequence, namely, the edge 5, 'thenv the edge 7of disk 6 and inally the roller G What claim isl. ln a paper hangerstool, a flat blade 'for trimming the edge of a strip of paper, a Wheeljournaledon said blade formed Withy a cutting edge for trimming the endsof said strip of paper, a roller connected With one end of said knifeand a single handle for operating all of saiddevices.

2. In a device of lthe character described, a flat knife formed with arounded cutting edge, a disk formed With an edge at its periphery, meansfor pivotally mounting said disk at one end of said knife, a pair ofbrackets rigidly secured to said knife near the shank, a rollerjournaied'in said brackets, and a handle rigidly secured to the shank ofsaid knife so as to operate said knife, said roller and said disk.

4In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this speciication `in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

JAMES HENRY KANE.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. Lyons, THOMAS J. CARROLL.

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